Spark!

Produced by KQED Public Television, this series is about Bay Area artists and arts organizations/ It is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a website. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, SPARK* takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art.

Upcoming Broadcasts:

In Respect of Nature (#408)
Duration: 28:19
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Our natural world provides lots of artistic inspiration. Spark visits artists who work in respect of nature. * Photographer Roman Loranc has spent years documenting the Central Valley landscape with a loving eye. * Li Huayi from the first generation of Chinese Cultural Revolution artists, reinvigorates Chinese landscape painting with his modern abstract vision. * Bill Dan, also known as "The Rock Man of Crissy Field," balances rocks for all to contemplate. * Then Gregory Gavin builds temporary creeks in public spaces called "Riveropolis."

Upcoming Broadcasts:

Musical Instruments (#409)
Duration: 28:21
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Spark finds that every musician has a chosen instrument that takes them on their creative journey. * Organ player Wil Blades has jammed with the famous and holds court in clubs and classrooms of the Bay Area. * World famous Lyric Soprano Barbara Bonney is known for her Lieder performances but she also teaches master classes to regular people. * Since 1981, the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra has been dedicated to reproducing historically informed performances on original instruments. * Then, meet Stephen Kent, a didgeridoo player from the UK.

TV Technical Issues

TV Technical Issues

UPDATE: Comcast was able to resolve their technical glitch apx 10:45pm * * * * * We are aware that at least during the early
part of the evening of Monday 7/20, the audio is out of sync on Comcast/Xfinity channel 10, their basic cable service. This
problem still exists as of 8:10pm. We have […]

(DT9.1, 9.2 and 9.3) There will be 3 very brief outages (apx. 10 seconds each) of KQED’s Over The Air (OTA) DT9 signal
Thurs 6/15, between 10am and 3pm. This is to accommodate preventative maintenance and inspections at Sutro Tower. Most TVs
will recover easily each time the signal is restored, but a few viewers […]

(DT25-1 through 25-3) Another station on Fremont Tower needs to perform more maintenance work overnight, requiring other TV
stations to shut down their signals for the safety of the workers. KQET’s signal will turn off late Thurs/early Friday
between midnight and 12:30am, and should return by 6am Friday morning. Many receivers will be able to […]